Rank: Private
Unit: Troop C, 36th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 11th Cavalry Group (Mecz)
Awards: Soldier’s Medal, Purple Heart Medal
Entered service: 18-May-1942
Enlisted: New York City, New York
Enlisted by: Army of the United States – includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of the United States under Army Regulations 605-10
Date of birth: 30-May-1917
Hometown: New York, New York
Marital status: Married. Mother: Matilda Alen
Campaign: World War II
Incident date: 2-Mar-1945
Date of casualty: 3-Mar-1945
Age at death: 27
Cause of death: Died of wounds received in action.
Location of fatality: Heerlen, Holland
Place of interment: Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands
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